Buyer Capabilities Gabbi Gambrell-Jackson & BHHS Starck Real Estate
My market savvy keeps buyers from overpaying and sellers from missing an opportunity.
Your local real estate expert
I take a strategic, people-first approach to real estate; focused on helping my clients make confident, informed decisions at every stage of the process. With a background in corporate recruiting and high-level negotiation, I bring a strong foundation in advocacy, attention to detail, and confidentiality to every transaction.
Whether you’re purchasing your first home, investing, or searching for your next move, my priority is to protect your best interests while guiding you with clarity, honesty, and care. I am committed to delivering a seamless experience and ensuring my clients feel supported, informed, and empowered from start to finish.
I proudly serve the Chicagoland area and surrounding suburbs in any direction, meeting my clients wherever they are and wherever they’re looking to go.
At my core, I’m a wife and a mom, and that is the role I hold closest to my heart. I find joy in bringing people together, hosting family gatherings, celebrating life’s moments, and pouring into my village. Those connections and that sense of community are a big part of who I am and how I show up for others.
Strategic Partners
Our goal is always to exceed your expectations
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Starck Real Estate has brought together a group of trusted strategic partners to enhance your home selling and moving experiences. Our commitment is to provide you with Double Platinum service throughout the transaction of selling your home.
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Prosperity Home Mortgage offers a wide range of mortgage products, including fixed and adjustable-rate mortgages, jumbo loans, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Veterans Affairs (VA) loans, and renovation financing.
Starck Title provides you with peace of mind, ensuring you from any defects of title to your property.
Cinch Home Services protects buyers from expensive home repairs and gives sellers confidence that their buyers are taken care of.
Starck Real Estate is part of the Berkshire Hathaway Home Services network of fine brokerages. Nationally the Berkshire Hathaway network has over 1,500 offices and 50,000 brokers. Locally, Starck is a family owned firm with over 600 brokers and 20 offices throughout the Chicago metro area, Rockford, and Northeastern Wisconsin. After 60 years of faithfully serving our clients, we are in the top 1% of all real estate brokerages nationally*. Service and integrity are the hallmarks of our success.
Local Expertise
Since our inception, the Starck name has stood for honesty, integrity and excellence in real estate. Our highly ethical approach works for us and our clients. We deliver an exceptional experience at the local level that is best evidenced by the fact that we are respected in more than 300 communities throughout the Chicago suburbs, Northern Illinois, and Southern Wisconsin.
National and Global Reach
Berkshire Hathaway is admired globally and has a reputation that draws international buyers to your home. Additionally, more than 1,500 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices sister offices have the ability to attract buyers and provide a high level of service to sellers across the nation.
Personal Touch
Berkshire Hathaway Starck Real Estate brokers live up to the promise of “world-class results from down-to-earth people”. We have the latest technology but never let it come between us and our clients—we are high-tech and high-touch.
If you are looking for a company with integrity, stability, strength and innovation—it’s smart to begin your partnership here.
Homebuying Process
1. Get Pre-Approved: Meet with a loan professional and find out how much home you can afford based on your income and down payment. Submit an application and the required documents and get a loan pre-approval. This will make any offers you make more credible in a buyer’s mind since they know you are ready and able to buy.
2. Find a Good Realtor®: Interview at least 3 real estate professionals and choose one that you feel has the market knowledge, integrity, and who understands your goals. Sign the Exclusive Buyer Representation Agreement.
3. Go Looking for Houses: Now the fun begins! Based on the type of home you need and your financial situation, your real estate broker will present you with homes currently for sale. You will pick the homes you feel are a good fit, then your broker will schedule a tour.
4. You Found It! You’ve fallen in love, it’s the perfect home. Now it’s time to make an offer. Your broker will help you submit an offer to buy including an offer price you feel represents a fair market value. Your broker will present the offer to the sellers and negotiate the terms. You may have to negotiate a few rounds. While this can be nervewracking, be patient and don’t overpay. You need to love the deal as much as you love the home!
5. Offer Accepted: Once the offer is agreed to by the seller, you have 5 days to get all of your home inspections completed. Make sure you understand what is included in the home inspection. If something important is not included, such as a well and septic system, you will want to schedule a separate inspection using an expert in that field. Negotiate repairs for any major items that may be revealed by the inspection. If you love the home, avoid including minor items on your punch list.
6. Submit Your Loan: Your Loan Officer will submit a completed loan package to the lender and order the appraisal. Your Loan Officer will review the terms and any final conditions with you.
7. Remove Contingencies: You will work with your loan officer to remove any additional contingencies that are needed to be clear to close.
This may include appraisal, homeowners insurance and verification of employment to name a few. Your lender prepares the closing documents and final numbers so you are clear to close.
8. Close the Deal! You and your attorney will meet with the seller and their attorney and sign the loan documents. You will bring the balance of your down payment. The lender will wire funds and the sale will be closed.
9. Congratulations! You’re a homeowner. Once the recording is final, the home is yours.
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—Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Buying and selling a home can be a complicated process, so it is important to work with a Real Estate Broker you trust.
The market changes continuously and each neighborhood has its own dynamics. I can help answer all your questions with real market data and walk you step-by-step through the entire process. Call me today to discuss all your options.
